BASICS Scotland BASICS Scotland – Assistant Clinical Director Based in Aberuthven, Perthshire Salary: Negotiable, based on experience 3 Year Fixed Term Contract (1 day per week) BASICS Scotland was established in 2002 to provide high quality immediate care training to health professionals in Scotland. We provide a variety of educational courses including immediate medical care courses, pre hospital paediatric care courses, major incident courses and emergency medicine courses. BASICS Scotland receives funding from NHS Education Scotland (NES) to provide immediate care courses to health professionals working in remote and rural areas of Scotland. We are currently looking to recruit an Assistant Clinical Director to work 1 day per week. This post is for a fixed term of three years with a view to the successful applicant replacing the current Medical Director of the organisation on their retirement. The post holder will have specific responsibility for the recruitment of pre-hospital care responders for BASICS Scotland and for the clinical governance of the organisation. Skills and experience required for this post include: • Applicants should be a registered Nurse, Paramedic or Doctor. • Have a history of providing pre-hospital care in the United Kingdom. • Experience in teaching and development of educational material. • Knowledge of Remote and Rural Healthcare. • Experience in health care related research. • Knowledge of the structure and organisations tasked with healthcare provision in Scotland. • Knowledge and experience of Clinical Governance in the NHS. • Experience in dealing with a variety of stakeholders involved with pre-hospital care. For further information, please contact Dr Colville Laird at [email protected] or alternatively, call 01764 663671. Closing date: Monday 27th June 2016 BASICS Education Scotland Sandpiper House Tel No: 01764 663671/664014 Aberuthven Enterprise Park Fax No: 01764 664002 Main Road Aberuthven Company Limited by Guarantee: SC226924 PH3 1EL Scottish Charity No: SC030189 www.basics-scotland.org.uk BASICS Scotland Job Description JOB DETAILS JOB TITLE Assistant Clinical Director, BASICS Scotland Accountable to: Medical Director, BASICS Scotland Salary: Negotiable - Based on experience. Secondment from current employer would be considered. Location & Hours of Work: The post will be for 1 day per week, based in BASICS Scotland Office, Aberuthven. JOB PURPOSE To assist with the routine management and development of BASICS Scotland with particular responsibility for recruitment, development and activation of new pre-hospital care responders. To manage the development and educational governance of clinical content of course materials and ensure best practice within current guidelines. This post is a for a fixed term of three years with a view to the successful applicant replacing the current Medical Director of the organisation on their retirement. DIMENSIONS The post holder will work with the current Medical Director of BASICS Scotland to fulfil the aim of the organisation which is to promote pre-hospital care in Scotland. The post will be based at Sandpiper House, Aberuthven, PH3 1EL. The successful application will be expected to travel throughout Scotland as required. Responsibilities The post holder will have specific responsibility for the recruitment of pre-hospital care responders for BASICS Scotland and for the clinical governance of the organisation. In addition, they will have responsibility for overseeing the maintenance and development of immediate care courses and updating of clinical materials ensuring we are operating best practice within current guidelines. This includes leading the management of educational governance, ensuring the effectiveness of immediate care courses, reviewing clinical content of courses and ensuring it is relevant to what we are teaching on course. There will be a requirement to cover as Course Director on BASICS Scotland courses which involves driving a van and trailer and loading/unloading of course equipment. The post holder will work with the current Medical Director to sustain the current performance of the organisation. Managerial/WIP updated 8-June-16 Financial The post holder will work with the current Medical Director and the Board of BASICS Scotland to ensure the financial stability of the organisation and to consider new income streams for the continued sustainability of the organisation. ROLE OF BASICS SCOTLAND BASICS Education Scotland has provided high quality immediate care training to health professionals in Scotland since 1993. BASICS Education Scotland provides a variety of educational courses including immediate medical care courses, pre hospital paediatric care courses, major incident courses and emergency medicine courses. Many of these courses are run under license from other organisations such as the Advanced Life Support Group and the Faculty of Pre Hospital Care of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. BASICS Scotland works closely with The Sandpiper Trust. The Sandpiper Trust provides Sandpiper Bags to health service professionals who have completed immediate care training. As well as providing bags, the Trust has provided vehicle locators and additional equipment to responders. In addition, it has provided training equipment, including simulators to BASICS Scotland. This valuable symbiotic relationship makes BASICS Scotland unique amongst training providers in that not only do we provide education, we also provide participants with the equipment they are taught to use. BASICS Scotland receives funding from the National Health Service Education Scotland (NES). It achieves its educational aims by delivering courses, in convenient locations and by using remote learning technologies, throughout Scotland. BASICS Education Scotland aims to provide all its educational courses in the most supportive, informal and convenient manner as possible to those attending its courses. In addition to providing training courses, we co-ordinate local Responder Schemes throughout remote and rural Scotland and work closely with Scottish Ambulance Service, the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service and hospital based pre-hospital care teams based in Scotland. BASICS Scotland Responders are rural GP’s, Nurses and Paramedics who have received additional training through BASICS Scotland. Each of our Responders is provided with equipment including a Sandpiper Bag and access to a defibrillator. Many Responders have also been issued with an automatic Vehicle Locator System to allow contact with their local Ambulance Control and tracking of their vehicle’s location. Managerial/WIP updated 8-June-16 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE Board of Directors Regional Medical Assistant Clinical Representatives Director Director Sandpiper Clinical Lead Office Manager Fellow Education & Development Course Van Driver/ Administrator Administrator IT Coordinator Storeperson Facilitator KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Organisational Management The post holder will be expected to work with the Medical Director and staff of BASICS Scotland to ensure the continued management of the organisation. They will have specific responsibility for clinical governance and responder recruitment. The post holder will work with the Medical Director and staff of BASICS Scotland to ensure that the organisation is aware of all relevant changes within the NHS in Scotland and the wider healthcare environment and ensure that the strategy of the organisation changes to remain relevant to its aims. In addition, they will play a key role in overseeing the development and educational governance of the clinical content of immediate care courses. Financial Management The post holder will work with the current Medical Director and the Board of BASICS Scotland to ensure the financial stability of the organisation and to consider new income streams for the continued sustainability of the organisation. Managerial/WIP updated 8-June-16 People Management The post holder will be expected to play an active part in managing the clinical staff and supporting the volunteer instructors who work with BASICS Scotland. This may include undertaking staff appraisals on an annual basis. A key function of the organisation is to recruit and support responders who provide pre-hospital care throughout Scotland. The post holder will be expected to actively work to increase the number of responders in Scotland and to monitor and make appropriate provision for the changing requirements and concerns of these responders. There is a national policy to ensure that emergency responders have access to psychological support as and when required. To date, this type of provision for pre-hospital care responders has been less than ideal and BASICS Scotland is working with other organisations on a national level to improve this. Provision of this type has to be sensitive to the needs of this very specific group of individuals and to be successful a new and imaginative way of providing this will be required. The post holder will work with the Medical Director and members of the BASICS Scotland Board of Directors to develop this provision. Communication • With key stakeholders such as NES, The Sandpiper Trust, The Scottish Ambulance Service, Health Boards, The Scottish Government, Universities, The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and other organisations working in the pre-hospital care and remote and rural healthcare. • With other members of BASICS Scotland staff, BASICS Scotland Board of Directors,